262mls and climbing. I wonder if we will go to yellow. Would bot surprise me if we stay on blue. As the purpose of yellow is to prepare for imminent cyclonic weather. Eg red. And I dont think us here in Broome will get that. Think he is losing steam and direction and potential. The rain is incredible, and this is a very significant system. Just my 2 cents. Lovong the weather atm. So glad I moved this year. Haha

Got to love our frogs even if they can keep you up for half the night.Got one in a drainpipe in the bathroom and the noise is personified ,wish he'd go and find himself a nice girlfriend and live somewhere else...

Low has good shear environment but steering from upper equatorial ridge and NT ridge not strong enough to affect it atm except being squeezed in a slow movement to the south.

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Tropical Cyclone Kelvin has developed off the far west Kimberley coast. The system will be slow moving before tracking southeast towards the coast. Kelvin may reach category 2 intensity prior to crossing the far west Kimberley or far east Pilbara coast during Sunday morning.

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Intensity: category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 75 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 100 kilometres per hour. Location: within 55 kilometres of 19.3 degrees South, 120.6 degrees East , 230 kilometres southwest of Broome and 240 kilometres east northeast of Port Hedland . Movement: east southeast at 7 kilometres per hour .

Tropical Cyclone Kelvin has developed off the west Kimberley coast and is gradually strengthening. The system has started moving towards in an east southeast direction towards the coast. It is possible it will intensify into a Category 2 tropical cyclone before crossing the coast during the early hours of Sunday morning, most likely near Sandfire.

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Intensity: category 2, sustained winds near the centre of 100 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 150 kilometres per hour. Location: within 30 kilometres of 19.2 degrees South, 121.4 degrees East , 165 kilometres south southwest of Broome and 70 kilometres southwest of Bidyadanga . Movement: east at 9 kilometres per hour .

Tropical Cyclone Kelvin is crossing the far west Kimberley coast near Anna Plains as a category 2 tropical cyclone. Destructive winds are likely near the centre over the next few hours as Kelvin crosses the coast and moves inland. Kelvin will weaken later today as it continues to move inland.

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Yes maybe it can suck up all the water on the roads for us. What a great system. Think we had better let the next system hed down Hedland way if we want to stay on friendly terms with our Pilbara neighbours.What a Fab wet...and still time.

Still going as Cat 1 ...not bad for a TC that only got itself together 12 hours before it crossed the coast.

Details of Tropical Cyclone Kelvin at 5:00 am AWST:

Intensity: category 1, sustained winds near the centre of 65 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 95 kilometres per hour. Location: within 35 kilometres of 21.3 degrees South, 122.7 degrees East , 65 kilometres northeast of Telfer and 150 kilometres north of Parnngurr . Movement: south southeast at 13 kilometres per hour .

Tropical Cyclone Kelvin has weakened to a category 1 tropical cyclone as it moves inland across the far east Pilbara. Kelvin will weaken below cyclone strength during Monday morning as it continues to move inland and track towards the south southeast. Gales may persist in the eastern quadrants of the system till Tuesday morning.

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